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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3498 COCA: 3140

float
1 float /ˈfloʊt/ verb
floats; floated; floating
1 float
/ˈfloʊt/
verb
floats; floated; floating
Learner's definition of FLOAT
1 
[no object]
a  : to rest on top of a liquid浮；漂浮
b  : to be carried along by moving water or air漂流；（随着水或空气）浮动
2 
[+ object]
a  : to cause (something) to rest on top of a liquid : to cause (something) to float使漂浮
b  : to cause or allow (something) to be carried or moved by moving water使漂流
3 
[no object] : to move or go in a gentle, graceful, or quiet way轻盈地走动；飘然地移动
— sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
4 
[no object] : to live without having any serious purpose or goal无目的地生活
5 
[+ object] : to suggest (an idea, plan, etc.) for acceptance提出
6 
[+ object] US : to make arrangements for (a loan)申请（贷款）
7 
[+ object] finance : to sell (shares in a company) in the market发行（股票）上市
8 
of a government : to allow the value of a currency when it is exchanged for other types of currency to change freely使（货币汇率）自由浮动
[+ object]
[no object]

floating on air

— see 1air
2 float /ˈfloʊt/ noun
plural floats
2 float
/ˈfloʊt/
noun
plural floats
Learner's definition of FLOAT
[count]
1 
: something that floats漂浮物: such as
a  : a light object that is attached to a fishing line鱼漂；浮子
b  : a floating platform near a shore for use by swimmers or boats浮板
c  : a structure that holds up an airplane on water（水上飞机的）浮筒；浮码头
2 
: a vehicle with a platform used to carry an exhibit in a parade（游行）花车
3 
US : a soft drink with ice cream floating in it顶端加冰激凌的饮料
4 
British : an amount of money that is kept available for making change in a shop（商店的）备用零钱
— see also milk float
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3498 COCA: 3140

float

1 of 2

noun

ˈflōt How to pronounce float (audio)
1
: an act or instance of floating
2
: something that floats in or on the surface of a fluid: such as
a
: a device (such as a cork) buoying up the baited end of a fishing line
b
: a floating platform anchored near a shoreline for use by swimmers or boats
c
: a hollow ball that floats at the end of a lever in a cistern, tank, or boiler and regulates the liquid level
d
: a sac containing air or gas and buoying up the body of a plant or animal
e
: a watertight structure giving an airplane buoyancy on water
3
: a tool or apparatus for smoothing a surface (as of wet concrete)
4
: a government grant of a fixed amount of land not yet located by survey out of a larger specific tract
5
: a vehicle with a platform used to carry an exhibit in a parade
also : the vehicle and exhibit together
6
a
: an amount of money represented by checks outstanding and in process of collection
b
: the time between a transaction (such as the writing of a check or a purchase on credit) and the actual withdrawal of funds to cover it
c
: the volume of a company's shares available for active trading in the auction market
7
: a soft drink with ice cream floating in it

float

2 of 2

verb

floated; floating; floats

intransitive verb

1
: to rest on the surface of or be suspended in a fluid
2
a
: to drift on or through or as if on or through a fluid
yellow leaves floated down
b
: wander
3
of a currency : to find a level in the international exchange market in response to the law of supply and demand and without any restrictive effect of artificial support or control

transitive verb

1
a
: to cause to float in or on the surface of a fluid
b
: to cause to float as if in a fluid
2
: flood
float a cranberry bog
3
: to smooth (something, such as plaster or cement) with a float
4
a
: to put forth for acceptance
float a proposal
b
: to place (an issue of securities) on the market
c
: to obtain money for the establishment or development of (an enterprise) by issuing and selling securities
d
: negotiate
float a loan

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun We are building a float for the homecoming parade. the crew put the cargo on the float before heading back down the river Verb She was floating on her back. ice floating in the river Will this material sink or float? dust floating through the air The incoming tide will eventually float the ship off the reef. They floated the logs down the river. She floated gracefully across the stage. His voice floated to the back of the room. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The Galleria location brings a wave of nostalgia to its menu with a $5 root beer float built with Amy's ice cream. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 26 Aug. 2022 Jameson held onto a noodle float as his family pulled him back into a boat, and the family applied a tourniquet above the bite to slow the bleeding, the uncle wrote. Amanda Watts, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 One plausible explanation is that the company has a thin public float. Jacky Wong, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Call it a cocktail or call it a float: an enormous Easter-egg-green swirl of vanilla ice cream blended with crème de menthe and crème de cacao, finished tableside with a splash of Fernet-Branca. Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 29 July 2022 The Penicillin #2 is the same but with tequila as a base and a mezcal float. Jason O'bryan, Robb Report, 14 May 2022 Scoop the grout out of the tub and force it into the joints between the tile with a rubber float. Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY, 8 May 2022 Hot dogs in beer, which my buddy Michael Casagrande now calls a hot-dog float, are actually pretty good. Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 26 Apr. 2022 Specialized arrows are equipped with a float and tipped with a small, hollow and sterile cylinder with barbs on the inside grab a bit of skin. Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2022
Verb
Elsewhere, an 18K gold driving-mode dial appears to float above the center console like a miniature geometric sculpture. Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 24 Aug. 2022 Stone oceanfront windows, for example, slant toward Africa, while the museum itself appears to float above the former slave dock on 13-foot pillars, honoring the hallowed ground beneath them. Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2022 In Unit 2, an open layout and a staircase to the third level that appears to float. Regina Cole, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022 Reviews have been so rapturous that some have gone as far as to float Maverick as a potential 2023 Oscar contender — not just in the technical categories like sound design, but possibly even for Best Picture. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 26 May 2022 Among its charms is a scene in which the leading man appears to float through a room. Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2021 The underbelly of the massive structure appears to float weightlessly, with room to walk beneath. CNN, 11 July 2021 Couples like to float on the boats and many a couple shared a first kiss or proposed on the ride. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022 Yes, there certainly are exceptions such as Al Horford with the Boston Celtics, Giannis Antetokounmpo with the Milwaukee Bucks, perhaps John Collins of the Atlanta Hawks (who largely tends to float on the perimeter). Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English flote boat, float, from Old English flota ship; akin to Old High German flōz raft, stream, Old English flēotan to float — more at fleet

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of float was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing float
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3498 COCA: 3140
float

verb¹

 1on water/in air在水上；在空中ADVERB | VERB + FLOAT | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤gently輕輕漂浮➤slowly慢慢漂浮➤downstream順流漂浮▸➤downwards/downward飄落▸➤upwards/upward向上飄浮◇In the dream my feet leave the ground and I start to float upwards / upward.在夢裏，我雙腳離開地面，人開始往上飄。➤about, around, away, back, down, off, out, up四處漂移；漂走；飄回；飄落；飄離；飄出去；向上飄；VERB + FLOAT➤seem to似乎在浮動◇Her voice seemed to float gently on the water.她的聲音好像在水面輕輕漂動。PREPOSITION➤across飄過⋯◇A few small clouds floated across the sky.幾小片雲彩飄過天空。➤down沿着⋯漂流◇chunks of ice floating down the river順流而下的大塊冰➤in在⋯中漂浮◇pieces of wood floating in the water水裏漂着的木頭➤on在⋯上面漂浮◇A few leaves floated on the surface of the water.水面上漂浮着幾片樹葉。
float

verb²

 2currency貨幣ADVERB | VERB + FLOAT ADVERB➤freely自由浮動◇The government decided to allow the peso to float freely.政府決定讓比索自由浮動。VERB + FLOAT➤allow sth to允許⋯浮動

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